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More drawbacks and benefits of smart meters (1)

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Kris Szajdzicki, Baildon, West Yorkshire, UK

Nick Hunn describes the myriad pricing plans specified for smart meters in the UK (Letters, 16 June). I was one of many experts the UK government collected to advise it on the introduction of smart meters. I was also a member of a body advising the European Commission, the only “demand side” representative alongside over 50 supply-side experts.

We understood that a UK minister described the smart metering programme in the country as the biggest mess he had ever come across, but the expenditure to date meant there was no option but to continue it.